[GaryO]

So every once in a while I like to reach back to my teen years.
Mine were a bit different.

When others were screaming about the Beatles, or my buds were grooving on the Animals, I was more into classical.
I didn’t even know it.
Nobody around me enjoyed the same, so I kept that to myself.

Dad had a state of the art HiFi stereo in the rec room of the bottom floor.
The speakers were the size of furniture.
The stylus picked up wonderful things from an orchestra.

One day, alone in the house, I found myself secreting Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture into that rec room, like a boy taking a playboy to the bathroom.
The stereo had a set of ear phones the size of English muffins.
I slid Tchaikovsky out of the jacket.
Gently caressing the vinyl edges with my fingertips, I set the album on the turntable, moved the arm, adjusted the headset to full volume, and sat back on the overstuffed rocker, looking out thru the bay window at the storm tossing the fir trees back and forth. Rain beating on the glass harmonized with my tears.

Oh the wondrous tempest of a youth in full hormonal war……I have yet to be as moved.

however, this went well with my morning

http://youtu.be/N0cpKzDoOdA

[Rick69]

Sing For The Moment by Eminem...

[fan4camping]

just happened to be what came up on the random playlist in Media Player

[Schultz1]

Dafuq was that? I somehow found it amusing.

[M0rd3kaI]

So every once in a while I like to reach back to my teen years.
Mine were a bit different.

When others were screaming about the Beatles, or my buds were grooving on the Animals, I was more into classical.
I didn’t even know it.
Nobody around me enjoyed the same, so I kept that to myself.

Dad had a state of the art HiFi stereo in the rec room of the bottom floor.
The speakers were the size of furniture.
The stylus picked up wonderful things from an orchestra.

One day, alone in the house, I found myself secreting Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture into that rec room, like a boy taking a playboy to the bathroom.
The stereo had a set of ear phones the size of English muffins.
I slid Tchaikovsky out of the jacket.
Gently caressing the vinyl edges with my fingertips, I set the album on the turntable, moved the arm, adjusted the headset to full volume, and sat back on the overstuffed rocker, looking out thru the bay window at the storm tossing the fir trees back and forth. Rain beating on the glass harmonized with my tears.

Oh the wondrous tempest of a youth in full hormonal war……I have yet to be as moved.

however, this went well with my morning

http://youtu.be/N0cpKzDoOdA

Gary, For some reason I adore the sounds that a Orchestra can so elegantly produce without hesitation, so many souls, so in tune with one another.

I searched for an 1812 Overture and got to the Philharmonic Orchestra's version... Breathtaking. I do, however believe very strongly Tchaikovsky's version will be beyond Awe inspiring. Although my ears might not be able to handle full blast from my ear phones the size of English muffins I have cranked up the volume a bit from the measly 2% I keep it on to listen to all other music. At 34% it is still far from full, but it will suffice tenfold, now Let me finish this post, sit back and adore the sounds of true classical prowess.

Cheers

(Ps, if you can not deduct from this post, I am also (About to be) listening to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.)

[Schultz1]

My neighbor blasting her modern day electronic music.

[Rick69]

(Time for Schultz to suffer a bit more...)

Me & You by Nero... (Not advisable for more "matured ears" or dislikers of electronic... Recommend it anyhow... )

[M0rd3kaI]

Nice one Rick, enjoyed that one quite a bit. Now... let's see if I can't get some people to like the next song...

Skrillex - Ruffneck (Full Flex)

[Rick69]

(That there video is priceless... I love seeing things from different perspectives...)

How about a little change in genre and...:

Heart of Courage by Two Steps From Hell... (Weirdly uplifting... Inspiring even... Motivating is the right word...)

[M0rd3kaI]